•Timipre Sylvia The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to former Bayelsa State governor and minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylvia, to the federal government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu made the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s counsel, Oluwal...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the National Broadcasting Commission from sanctioning broadcast stations under provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code described as controversial. Justice Daniel Osiagor granted the interim injunction following an ex parte application filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project...
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to pay N100m in damages to two officials of the Department of State Services over a defamatory publication on X. Justice Yusuf Halilu, who delivered judgment in the suit marked FCT/HC/CV/4547/24, held that the cla...
•Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso It is not yet Uhuru for Peter Obi and his purported running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, hours after they had decamped to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). This is as a leading promoter of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Dr Umar Ardo, has raised fresh concerns over alleged irregularities in the […]
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti yesterday sentenced two men to death by hanging for armed robbery. The defendants, Ojo Olasunkanmi, 31, and Obamoyegun Dele, 31, were arraigned on January 31, 2020, alongside Adewale David, 36, who died during the pendency of the case, reports The PUNCH. They faced six counts bordering […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja today restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising or participating in any congress organised by a disputed caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, also barred former Senate President, David Mark, and ot...
•Walida Abdulhadi A Federal High Court in Dutse, Jigawa State capital, has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to hand over Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, its operative accused of abducting and forcefully impregnating Walida Abdulhadi, a teenager, to the police for investigation. It was earlier reported how Onyewuneyi allegedly abducted the 16...
•Billionaire Elon Musk Elon Musk took the stand yesterday at a high-stakes trial over the future of OpenAI, saying its co-founder and Chief Executive, Sam Altman, and its President Greg Brockman betrayed him and the public. According to Musk, the duo abandoned OpenAI’s mission to be a benevolent steward of AI for humanity and transformed [&hel...
•Abuja High Court Journalists were ordered out of Court 6 of the Federal High Court in Abuja, venue of the trial of six men accused, among others, of plotting to take over the government. Some journalists had arrived at the court a little after 8 am and secured seats thereafter on the last row, awaiting […]
In a ruling that could significantly change the everyday experience of Nigerian motorists, the Federal High Court in Abuja has drawn a firm legal boundary between enforcement and punishment on the road. Justice Hauwa Yilwa, delivering judgment, made one thing unmistakably clear: while the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps ...
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